German Waters

One thing that I had not even factored into my upcoming move, and my trip to Germany was a change in the taste of water. Our water in Eugene at Baker Boulevard is simply the best. It might be the copper pipes, but it taste fresh.

So I decided to test out two German waters and compare it with the Evian water.

The Evian water tastes mineral-infused, rather than fresh-glacial. The one on the left, in the glass bottle, has the strongest mineral taste. Mostly I bought it for the glass bottle over the plastics, but it is also not to my tastes.

Strawberry and Riesling 2024

This is very likely the last jam for a few years.

Earlier this season we got a number of pounds of strawberries and froze them. Tonight we chopped them in the ninja and then cooked them down in a double batch using certo gelatin packs. I also added 1 1/3 cups of Château St. Michelle 2014 ‘harvest select’ Riesling. It was exceptionally golden wine that year and the year before if I recall correctly.

Super sweet and good wine.
It may not be as golden now 10 years later but it still tasted good.
As I recall there was a significant number of CSM corks that lost their bottom segment when they were opened.
Finished jam in the back and one of three batches this year.

Thanks Becky! 10 years ago we got this wine for this purpose. Mission accomplished.

Doorstops

Last time we rented out our house… someone left an impression… in the wall.  Preventative measures were taken to prevent such atrocities in the future via a section of 2×4 and a piece of carpet which were laying around… today I am happy to introduce to you a new counter measure in the form of a new doorstop acquired from the ReStore for 50¢.  (No popping tags).

A new doorstop in the bathroom
And one in the boiler room
And since we have the old drywall we’ll put that back too